At the end of the flames, the fluctuation of spiritual energy was noticeably stronger than elsewhere.
Ordinary cultivators could not discover this, firstly because they were inside an illusion array without knowing it.
Secondly, the entire illusion array was filled with massive spiritual energy; although each area held little, such a vast space carried mixed spiritual information, making it hard to distinguish differences unless one calmed the mind.
Xia Wantang was a Formation Master herself, and coupled with her high cultivation and strong spiritual power, she was able to locate the problem so quickly.
With a light tip of her toes, she leaped to the end of the flames.
Next, an ice crystal surfaced on her fingertips.
Though this ice crystal was only the size of a thumb, it contained abundant ice-attribute demonic power, enough to extinguish an entire sea of fire.
Xia Wantang manipulated the ice crystal, casting it into the place where the spiritual energy fluctuation was strongest.
Then, she clenched her right hand into a fist, and the ice crystal instantly exploded, snowflakes flying like an ice storm, directly dousing a large expanse of the sea of fire.
The next instant, cracks began to appear in the surrounding space, and Xia Wantang could hear crackling and snapping noises at her ear.
Soon, the illusion array shattered, and she finally peeled back a true corner of the Dharma Aspect Secret Realm.
The sea of fire scattered, and Xia Wantang's feet landed lightly upon a patch of grass.
She glanced around, seeing nothing particularly out of the ordinary besides a forest.
The ground beneath her feet had a solid feel, and there were no strange spiritual energy fluctuations around; it seemed this was already outside the illusion array.
Even so, Xia Wantang felt a lingering sense of oddness in